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Recent Examples of railroads
The increase in oil costs is raising the price of diesel, necessary for farmers and the trucks and railroads that carry food across the country.
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Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Other activities on offer in town include visiting the Folsom History Museum, which has a temporary exhibition on the history of the Folsom Rodeo running through Jan 2027 and a permanent exhibition on Folsom’s innovations in industries like gold mining, railroads and agriculture.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Now most of the great passenger railroads have withered and died, and they have been replaced by Amtrak, which has mammoth troubles of its own.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
The railroads stitched together the coasts on May 10, 1869, when the Central Pacific, expanding from the west, and the Union Pacific, built out from the east, connected at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2026
Tobin showed a map of Griffith to illustrate her point about the number of railroads that crisscrossed Northwest Indiana en route to Chicago, the nation’s rail hub.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Obviously, there’s the physicality of having someone who lived during that time and who would be out there in the woods, chopping down trees, building railroads.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Over time, the state also built a huge transportation and logistics sector, driven by its highways, railroads and airports for both cargo and passengers.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
For oil, a network of pipelines, tankers, and railroads transports the fuel across the world, creating a true global market.
—Justin Worland, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Other activities on offer in town include visiting the Folsom History Museum, which has a temporary exhibition on the history of the Folsom Rodeo running through Jan 2027 and a permanent exhibition on Folsom’s innovations in industries like gold mining, railroads and agriculture.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Now most of the great passenger railroads have withered and died, and they have been replaced by Amtrak, which has mammoth troubles of its own.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
The railroads stitched together the coasts on May 10, 1869, when the Central Pacific, expanding from the west, and the Union Pacific, built out from the east, connected at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2026
Tobin showed a map of Griffith to illustrate her point about the number of railroads that crisscrossed Northwest Indiana en route to Chicago, the nation’s rail hub.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Obviously, there’s the physicality of having someone who lived during that time and who would be out there in the woods, chopping down trees, building railroads.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Over time, the state also built a huge transportation and logistics sector, driven by its highways, railroads and airports for both cargo and passengers.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
For oil, a network of pipelines, tankers, and railroads transports the fuel across the world, creating a true global market.
—Justin Worland, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railroads
Noun
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Crowds also jammed the surrounding roads and beaches, reminiscent of the Apollo moonshots in the 1960s and ’70s.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Convenience on the railways There is little glamour late night in a crowded Amtrak station.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Calling those who root for railways and live for locomotion!—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Railroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroads. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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